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De Soto

American

[duh soh-toh, de saw-taw] / də ˈsoʊ toʊ, dɛ ˈsɔ tɔ /

noun

Hernando or Fernando c1500–42, Spanish soldier and explorer in America.
a city in NE Texas.

De Soto British

/ de ˈsoto, də ˈsəʊtəʊ /

noun

Also: Fernando De Soto. Hernando (ɛrˈnando). ?1500–42, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Mississippi River (1541)

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DWP said the affected area in the San Fernando Valley extends between Rinaldi Street in the south, Balboa Boulevard to the east and De Soto Avenue in the west.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Abingdon-based Nexeon will supply the material to Panasonic Energy Co’s $4 billion De Soto, Kansas plant, which is slated to open in early 2025.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023

Rock is being brought to the scene from nearby quarries to build a platform to move the derailed cars, Chris Mussatti, the De Soto fire chief, said.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Panasonic has picked De Soto, Kansas, to build a new EV battery plant, which projects to bring up to $4 billion in investments for the state, the Kansas governor’s office said in a press release.

From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2022

On May 30, 1539, Hernando De Soto landed his private army near Tampa Bay in Florida.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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